There are a lot of old sayings that come directly from scripture, such as:
“A fool and his money are soon parted”
Proverbs 21:20
“At my wit’s end”
Psalm 107:27
“Bite the dust”
Psalm 72:9
“By the skin of our teeth”
Job 19:20.
The one that stuck out to me was:
“Apple of my eye”
Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalm 17:8,
Proverbs 7:2, Zechariah 2:8.
To me, September is synonymous with apples. We harvest apples in September and kids used to bring shiny apples to their new teachers at the beginning of the school year. I love this book page from an old book of months.
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Apples are also mentioned a number of times in the Bible.
Proverbs 25:11 says, “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”
Or how about:
“As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men.” Song of Solomon 2:3
And then there are a number of times “apple of his eye” is mentioned.
“Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.” Psalm 17:8
“He found him in a desert land and cared for him, keeping him as the apple of his eye.” Deuteronomy 32:10
“For this is what the LORD Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye”. Zechariah 2:8
Apparently, the apple of the eye is thought to be the pupil of the eye, which is considered to be very precious (without one, a person could not see).
So, in honor of September and apples and scripture, let’s craft some easy apples! This would be a fun craft to do with your kids, or you could spend a quiet afternoon making a whole bushel of them while the kids are in school.
Materials needed:
- Cardstock
- A pencil
- Scissors
- Construction or scrapbook paper
- Glue
- Optional: twigs
Instructions:
Fold a piece of cardstock in half and draw a simple half-apple shape. Make sure the bottom is a bit flat so your apple will stand when it’s done.
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When unfolded, your apple shape should be identical on both sides.
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Trace 6-8 apples on your colored paper (I used 8).
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Have your kids cut the shapes out. This would be a great scissor skills exercise.
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When your apple shapes are cut, fold each one in half.
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Place glue on the top folded edge of one apple and place another apple on top.
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Continue gluing an apple on top until all eight are stacked and glued (a glue stick works great for this). Make sure the folded edges are even.
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Use a chip-clip to press the folded edges together until you’re sure they’re stuck tight.
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Place a twig (or a cut piece of brown paper) on top of the folded edges and glue in place.
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Lastly, glue the final two edges together and use a chip-clip again to hold everything together while the glue dries.
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Voila! Apples!
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Place them around your house and tell each member of your family that they are the apple of God’s eye!
Added lesson: Have your kids do a search and find more everyday sayings that came from the Bible. Here’s a few more to start with:
- “A little bird told me” — Ecclesiastes 10:20
- “Drop in the bucket” — Isaiah 40:15
- “Pride goes before a fall” — Proverbs 16:18
Happy September!
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